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About Ernavakkam Village

Ernavakkam is a small village in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 234 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ernavakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ernavakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Ponneri
Pincode 601204
Area (hectares) 117.29 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 234
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 12 km distance

How Ernavakkam compares

By the 2011 count Ernavakkam is the 103rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 117.29 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Ernavakkam

Ernavakkam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ernavakkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 12 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ernavakkam from other places

Ernavakkam lies about 29 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Ponneri, about 9.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ernavakkam
Nearest railway station Ponneri 9.0 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 29 km

Villages closest to Ernavakkam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ponneri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ernavakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Ernavakkam village had a population of 451. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Ernavakkam village has 234 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ernavakkam has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Ernavakkam is 601204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ernavakkam covers 117.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ernavakkam falls under Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ernavakkam is Ponneri, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 12 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ernavakkam.

Ernavakkam is about 29 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ernavakkam is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Ponneri is about 9.0 km away. Thiruvallur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Natham (under 2 km), Bandikavanoor (under 2 km) and Adambakkam (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ernavakkam today is likely to be higher.

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